BEARCE v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-1512.

614 F.2d 556 (1980)

Marshall BEARCE, Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Bearce, Deceased; Aetna Insurance Company and Leslie Palmer, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America and its Subordinate Agencies, The United States Coast Guard and The United States Corps of Engineers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Minetz, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Patricia G. Reeves, Appellate Staff, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, BAUER, Circuit Judge, and VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied March 20, 1980.

VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal attacks an April 4, 1979, district court judgment in favor of the defendant (the United States), on plaintiffs' claim alleging violation of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 742, et seq. We affirm the district court's judgment on the ground that the alleged wrongful acts of the Government are not reviewable by a court because these acts are...

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